Thread: OK FARM BOYS and Mower Reps

Everybody knows a Reel Mower not only leaves the best appearance, but is also a lot healthier for the grass. So why hasn't anyone taken combine technology and minaturized it on a platform like a Walker, Grasshopper, etc. Makes so much sense, cause they could be made in 36" 48" 54" 60" 72" and hell even 84"?Posted via Mobile Device

Look into golf coarse equiptment all kinds of reel mowers. I dont think they will stand up to the abuse we put on our machines. A putting green doesnt have rock sticks or tree roots to hit, and all the debris is blown off before they are mowed, even then they dont cut much off.

Look into golf coarse equiptment all kinds of reel mowers. I dont think they will stand up to the abuse we put on our machines. A putting green doesnt have rock sticks or tree roots to hit, and all the debris is blown off before they are mowed, even then they dont cut much off.

That's why I said combine technology, like a conbine harvester....Posted via Mobile Device

For one thing, the cost to sharpen the blades would be prohibitive to have done, and doing it by yourself would require special skills that many don't have, not to mention the time involved. Another would be reel replacement costs.

If you actually look at how a combine works, it is totally different than what you are asking here. The combine uses a sickle bar cutter the length of its platform/header (wheat and bean header), and then the reel basket "combs" the crop matt into the feeder housing to be processed. The corn head is so different that it isn't even close to what you are asking.

Sickle bars also don't cut clippings up, just lay them down. Most people don't know how a reel mower works, let alone how to adjust them, sharpen the bed knife, etc. Lastly, from personal experience reel mowers won't cut taller grass or weeds well at all. You'd have to mow multiple times per week at low heights for it to work.Posted via Mobile Device